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Bereavement Sharpened.

rs it right that any yirtuous woman
i should be left homeless and unpro-
tec1ed? And yet how many such there
are! And why?
There are comparatively few homes
entirely free firm ircumbrance. ty
mortgage or otherwise; and in very
many cases, on the decease of the huS =
band and father. the wife and children
are folc ed from their long cherished
abode. He had his property nearly
paid for. but dies: and in the confusion
of his affairs, or the want Of good man
agement on The part OF the wife, or ex
ecutOrS, the family loses everything. A
few hundl ed or a few thousand dollars
of ready money at his death, would
haze saved the homestead tor them, free
from incu brance. Tha tack or that
few hundred or thousa,d lars-which
life poHcy aCould lace pr0cl"ed-lost
the vi uow her all
And pow, in ahiect poverty, she can
scarcely endure the reflection that Il
mfOrtabie subsistence was acihin her
reach. and act as not hers,
Lonely, she frequents the churchyard,
hut only to bring 10 fresh RENE III brance
her folly in OF posing, or being iniiffrr
.nt to, an assurance upon her husband =
life. She hlames herst Ii. and torcitly
| illustrates, ia her *, e,itnce, the follow>
ing lines
WORDS TO WIVES.
$50 the stuck eagle. stretch d along the
pair,
No more through rolling clouds to soar
again,
Viewed her oaon father IN the fatal dark
And UingGd The shaft that quivered III
her heart!
"Keen were her pangs but keener, far,
She nursed the pinion that imp, lied the
steel:
While The same plumage that had
warmed the nest,
Drank the last drop OF her bleeding
breast -
If you are such a one take warning
before it is too late. if not for your own
sake, for the sake Of your little ones.
Make it impossible for these self infiictad
sorrows to come upon yon, by means OF
the prOffers Of Life Insurance.
J. K. YOUNG.
LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE Aren't,
Henderson,, y &.
Policies written In first class compa-
MES only.
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Shot His Wife and Tried Suicide.

MINNEAPOLIs, Dec. 6.-James Funk shot
his wife and at emptel to commit suicide at
the Logan housa, il Wilmlre, MINI. Funk
Is a rtilroad brakeman and has been leading
ii disAipated life. The landlord had Just left
the room when two shots were fired. Run
ming back lie found Mrs. Funk dying with
bullet through her heart and her husba; d
severtlf but not fatally wounded. Ful
handel his rev lvcr to the lmGlord, uskii z
him to finish the job
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The stevens Petition,

New York, d c. G.-HearimG was begun
before SURF. gaze r ollins on the petition of
Mrs. Paran Ste 5ers f,r the removal of the
executors OF her husbands estate, Messrs
Me.cher, Stevens AMI Richardson. Mira
Stevens daughter, Lady Paget, joins In Ler
mothers petition AMI was present with h, r
in court. General Encouragement of the
estate is alleged against tie executors by the
natIiinrarS
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nr. ParkeF INDIGNANT.

NEW YORK, Dec. ct Is claimed OIL DR.
Ps.rkers bel ali that his departure from Ply
mouth church Sunday before the Eene lie
zion was on account of sudden illness. DR..
Parker sent to Assistant Pastor Halliday. of
Plymouth CT urch, 500 TO reimburse tho
church for laying his hotel bill while in
Brooklyn- In note accompanying the
check he said lie hoped thus to put an end to
the insults heaped upon him.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-15

PIERRE, ID. T., D,c. 6.-W nrrants were is
sued by United States Commissioner Coy for
the arrest of Stan ling Boy and twenty other
Indians, charging them with assault i'll hav-
ing pulled guns settlir, who had bought
wood from them. Tho wool was on the
WinnebagO reservation, AMI after the whites
had paid for it the I..dians wou not allow
them TO take 1t away. Much interest is felt
in the out cone of the trial
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a Nvholepa,e Murderer ON Trial

MACON, Ga, Dec. G.-Thomas e. Wool
folk was arraisn'd for the murder of his
father, stepmot4er, five brothers and sistt IS
and aged aunt. Counsel for defense
nsktd for continuance ON account of al sence
of witnesses, which request WAS refused by
judge Gustin. When court ad journed seven
jurors were i'll the box. 1t is thought the
trial will occupy about weeks time and
that conviction will result ON tie first indicS-
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Died i2o Years Old.

READING, Pa, Dec 6.-Robert Springer,
cOlOred, Of Carnarvon township, Berks
county, is dead. He was said 10 he 12U
years old. He was born in the south and
escaped from slavery eighty years ago, hid
ing III the forest hear Churchtown.
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What is this Disease that is Coming
lIDOn Us?

Like a thief at night it steals
in upon US unawares. The pa
tents have pains about the
chest and sides, and sometimes
in the back. They feel dull
and sleepy; the mouth has
bad taste, especially in the
morning. A sort of sticky slime
collects about the teeth. The
appetite is poor. There is
feeling like a heavy load on the
stomach; sometimes a faint, all
gone sensation at the pit of the
stomach which food does not
satisfy. The eyes are sunken,
the hands and feet become cold
and clammy. After a while a
cough sets in, at first dry, but
after a few months it is attend
ed with a greenish-cololed ex-
pectoration. The patient feels
tired all the while, and sleep
does not seem to afford any
rest. After time he becomes
nervous, irritable and gloomy,
and has evil forebodings. There
is giddiness, a sort of whirl-
ing sensation in the head when
ring mp suddenly. The bow
els become costive; the skin is
Try and hot at times; the blood
becomes thick and stagnant;
The whites Of the eyes become
tinged with yellow; the urine
is scanty and high colored, de-
posting a sediment after stand
ing. There is frequently
splitting up of the food, some
times with q sour taste and
sometimes with a sweetIsh
taste; this is frequently at
tended with palpitation of the
heart; the vision becomes inn
paired, with spots before the
eyes; there is a feeling of great
prostration and weakness. All
of these symptoms are in turn
present. 1t is thought that
nearly one-tliird of our popu-
lation has this disease in some
of its varied forms.
It has been found that ply
sicians have mistaken the cause
of this disease. Some have
treated it for a liver complaint,
others for kidney disease, etc,
etc, but none of these kinds of
treatment have been attended
with success; for it is really
constipation and dyspepsia. 1t
is also found that Shaker Ex-
tract of Roots, or Mother Sci
gels Curative Syrup, when
properly prepared will remove
this disease in all it's stages.
Care must be taken, however,
to secure the genuine article.
IT WILL SELL BETTER THAN
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SOME TESTIMONIALS.

Extracts From Letters Written
by Tontinc Policy Holders of
the Equitable Life Assurance
Society OF the United States.
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Statemn ant OF the results of nv EoUITA
BILE Totine policy 1877. for 81 600. has
been received, ard ] will accept yonr
offer of S126.20 accumulated surplus. and
continue the policy in force am per-
tectly satisfied with the results. and rec
"mmend the plan to those who will
investment combined wi h insurance.
CHAS. fALLIGHEN,
Toronto, Can.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-15

IT affords me pleasure to testify to the
prompt aud satisfactory manner in
which THE EQUITABLE settles Tontine
policies. / find, after ten wears of as :
sulance, that I am out of pocket only
aLont Is per cent. of premiums paid
equivalent IT, an annual dividend of over
~ per cent; result that could he
achieved only by the most careful and
superior management.
REV. SAMUEL MEA7E, n. D.,
Chicago, Ill.
J. r. YOUNG.
LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE AGENT.
Henderson, n. G.
Policies written in first class compa-
MES On'y.
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T I. FULLER,
Practical Architect and Builder,
HENDERSON, n. c.

Plans and specifications OF modern and
other styles furnished on short notice Al
moderate prices. oct s-S l.
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Fall '87} BIG SALES GOODS {'87 Winter.
s. & c. WATKINS


Zger fromfa
them. ~ ~N-
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COTTON.

-, 'o ", =.
w ~ Ior''' W I -,
% |'i'''a d: Cleouin 20,
AH''' "il'eS' NY WiIe mas
1 Deen 50 1hlch oenented by
:, :, EAtr"cC OF h0o's OF
'2eISel 5 Hyrup that she says
she "oulu rather be without
l''i VI ntI l"oo 'nah Wlthout
'He ilieu'cIhe- II mas aohe her
more Sood than the doctors and
ali other medIclnes plttogether.
L would ride twenty miles to
get II INTO the hands OF any sui
ferer II ne can get 1t IN no other
way. l helleve 1t VIII soon sell
this State better than cotton.
TEsT Fl 70 FROM TEXAS.
~ MIS-. >; 4. barton, OF Warner,
EiPiey 90, Mo, writes that
she had oeeA long afflicted with
dyspepsia and disease OF the
n nIlno ot,1 organs ana was C cured
ny Shaker =, Extract \ OF Roots.
h ~ -, d. q. McUu're' merchant,
Si 'i B same 81, place. VINO SOLD
III n'S E D'r11'' L tlit nle9lclne' says
lie mas SOFA IL LOT Tour years
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CLOTHING !!

of Clothing Uur
CIoaks
in
Baids, Ios Ruuching, " '' "'
The Washington critic., 1887-12-08
Address Registered Letters to
New Orleans National Bank,
New Orleans, La.

REMEMBER that the presence Of Generals
Bcauregard and Early, who are In charge of the
drawings, Is u guarantee of absolute fairness and
integrity that the chances are all equal, and that
no one can possibly divine what number will
draw II prize.
"RENEMRER, also, that the payment of prizes
Is GUARANTEED BY FOUR NATIONAL BANKS
of New Orleans, and the tickets are signed by the
President of an Institution whose chartered
rights are recognized IN the highest courtsi there.
fore beware OF all limitations and anonymous
schemes
The Washington critic., 1887-12-08
Thn Araeunls


Tho Arsenal Is located at tho foot o! Four
nnda'h half street southwest, tho grounds
extending over. what used to DO the peni
tentiary. IL Is interesting nrnonE oihei
reasoni for being the ipciosuto ~ which
Mrs. surratt and tho. Assassination ,ptis,,
oners We're hanged. The pand of tho Third
% gnent concerts T In The summer that are
largely attended Reached BY the Metro
poliian tfourandahalf street brancD and
the seventh street lines.
Georgetown University.
Georgetown University IS the leading Catholic
College In tho United states. ~ Is located
on tho west side Of Prospect street, George.
town, on,. perhaps. Tho mot beautiful sic
areyery handsome. Reached by tho Metro
politan street cars
Cabin John bridge.
Cabin John Bridge. spanning the chasm OF
Cabin John creek, about eight miles rom
stone arch bridge ID The world Five miles
abaye Cabin John Bridge arc the Great
Falls of the Potomac. Tho scenery Is mag
nihcent. Reached by cab.
lIladensburg.
outside of tho original District arc several
places of great interest to the tourist, nOia-
bly, Budcnsburg IN Maryland, oil tho b.
and o; II; T., seven miles itom 10 ,,n, ,W,ashinf,on lion,
drcd years ago tho largest commercial city
~ Maryland; also for. its Spa Springs, and
for lis, associations as a fyorte ,duelling
honor" was In force.
Arlington.
Across the Potomac, opposite Georgetown,
and reached by cab across either the Long
or the Aqueduct bridges. is Arlington. once
the home of the Lees, and now the largest
national cemetery In the country. over
lG.0OO soldiers are buried here. The place
Is exceedingly beautiful and the view of
Washington grand.
Alexandria.
Seven miles from Washington down tho Po.
tomac, reached by boat or by rail- Is the old
city Of Alexandria. II contains. among
other objects of interest the church where
Washington worshiped, the house that
Braddock lived In before hc went on his
fatal campaign, the lodge Of Masons to
which Washington was attached, the store
where the famous General Turner Ashby
sold dry goods for many years, and many
other objects of interest.
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G0utaiional.

CPENCERfAN BUSINESS COLLEGE, COR. It'll
- and ID SITS n W, entrance ON u st. Established
% years Thoroughly equipped Young men
and women trained Tor business or official posi-
tons. Three courses, Practical business; Sten.
ography, type writing, AMI Graphophnne;
Rapid writing, Students may enter amy time
Year scholarship quarterly, or monthly Install
ment rates. Graduates always In demand
Illustrated circulars frne at college Office or by
mail. II. e. SPENCER, Principal; SARA A.
SPENCER, Vice Principal.
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JAMES II. MCGILL,

DEALER IN BUILDING SUPPLIES,
9os to oI4 G Street Northwest, next Ma
tional Rifles Armory.
Architectural Iron work Cement, Plaster, Fire
Brick, Fire Clay, Wall Slate, Paints, oas, Glass,
etG,
The Washington critic., 1887-12-08

3,i36 Prizes, amounting to.."..".S1, ,055, 900
.-For Club Rates or any further information
apply to the undersigned, Your handwriting
must be distinct and Signat1re pain. More rapid
return mail delivery will be assured by you en-.
closing an Envelope bearing your full address.
Senp Postal Notes, Express Money orders or
New York Exchange In ordinary letter. Cur
rency by express tat our cxponse) addressed to
NJ. a. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La,
The Washington critic., 1887-12-08
The Geological Bureau.

The Geological Survey, Win It's thirty en-
ployes in this city, is located on 7 street,
neptment niI5ing. Immense ms il il il pp.
irely too small for the accommodation of lis
bureaus, two of which. besides the Educa-
tonul and Geological Bureaus agriculture
and Pension are located In other quarters.
These two last bureaus are among the largest
under the Government
The Washington critic., 1887-12-08
The Louise Home

The Louise Home Is beautiful building at
the corner OF Massachusetts, avenue and
Fifteenth street, near scott Circle. 1t has
extensive grounds, beautifully ombellished,
and Is Il unique establishment IL Is q
memorial to the wife and daughter of Mr..
W. W. Corcoran. and Is intended as a home
for ladies of education, birth and refine
inent who have been reduced to poverty from
affiuence. 1t has accommodations for fifty.
tiye inmates.
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The old SOLDIERS Home.

The Old Soldiers Homo lies about mile be-
yond Howard University, out seventh
Street extended, and Is rearhel by the same
oonveyanoes, namely the Ninth aud Seventh
street car lines. It's main building is Of
marble, 900 feet front with very high
tower The view from Its tower slrpasses
any similar Wow IN tho neighborhood
statue Of General scott adorns the grounds.
There Is alsoa National Cemetery with sew
cral thousand Union dead buried there. The
drives In the soldiers Home grounds are The
finest In the District.
The Washington critic., 1887-12-08

Westward from the Patent Office. across Ninth
street at its intersection with +
street, Is the handsome Masonic
Temple, erected In 1855. This build
Ing Is one of the most complete In Its ar.
rangemeHts OF any building consecrated to
Masonic uses In The country.
The Washington critic., 1887-12-08
Marine Rarracks-Navy- Yard.

The Marine Barracks are situated on Eighth
street southeast, between q and H. Several
squares further south tho walls Of the Navy.
Yard risu before the gaze. This Navy Yard
was IN Its time the most famous one in the
country, the second largest ship of the limo
In tho Navy having been built here, as well
rs tho famous cruisers, the Essex, the Wasp
and others. 1t Is TO be converted into the
great ordnance factory of the country, and
the visitor Will ind hundreds of objects
herein To Interest him, especially the making Of
the steel rihed cannon. PENNSYLVANIA avenue
cars and herdlcs go 10 Tho Nayy.Ygrd.
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G. T. Beauregard,
J. A. Early,
Capital Prize, 100000

Grand Semi Annual Drawing, at the Acad.
emy of Music, New Orleans, TUESDAY, Decem
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The Pension Omcc.

The new Pension Building extends nearly the
entire width Of Judiciary Square from Fourth
10 Flith streets and from q. nearly to u street
and is ceyoied To- the oxnminpiion and set.
tlement 0f claims for pensions, II Is built of
red brick, cost three quarters OF million
In ,6c court Of this b"i,aiSe wn, given Pfe.i.
dent CleVeaud's Inauguration Ball. IL can
he reached by the Metropolitan and the Belt
Line cars.
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The S.oycrnment Printing Onicc.
The Centre Market.

south OF the Avenue bounded by d street
on the south, seventh street on the east
and Ninth street on the wost. IL IL u very
beauty % and pro pro6Sbly in sze by mono in the
world. II Is the ccanest and the best
market in America. North up Seventh street
from here IN
The Washington critic., 1887-12-08
The Agricultural Department.

This building is situated east of the Monument.
II is inclosed by the most beautiful and glow.
ing flower garden In the country and the
grounds contain the most complete arboretum
probably In the United States. Attached to
this Department are the Experimental Gar
dens, whose offices are immediately west of
the main building. The Belt Line cars go right
past the grounds. On the first floor Of the
western wing Is the library, and the second
floor of the centre of the building devoted to an
extensive Agricultural museum.
The Washington critic., 1887-12-08
The Columbian University.

on the reservation which lAs Immediately
north OF T. street southeast add fronts on
the Anacnstia River Is IL huge duadraDgliar
pile OF red brick known us tho District Jail.
This building is especially noticeable for
being tho one wheteln tho assassin of a
President was hanged. Just south of IL Is
the City Asylum. 1t Is reached by cab or
carriage, or ON foot from the termination OF
the railway and herdic lines.
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Howard University.

Howard University = the llrst place In thIs
country to provide for the higher education
OF the cOlorcd people generally IL is on Sew
enth street extended, Just above Bound try,
md occupies high ana picturesque site,
overlooking the whole c't II Is built Of
large ureain.colored brick, specially manu-
,u.ttral fnr This t,urnOsn
The Washington critic., 1887-12-08

built OF granite. Tho Cash Room in this build
Inc Is n beautiful apartmcnt IN the north wing,
the entrance to which s from the north porch.
The vaults are under the Cash liUom aud can
Lc seen On u written permit given by tho
Treasurer of the Unitod States, whose office
i In the northeast angle on the first floor.
This permit must he shown the cashier. who
VIII detail guides to tako the visitor into the
great bullion chests Of the country. The old
State Department used tO be on the site occu'
pied by the northeast corner OF the Treasury.
The RoEues' Gallery and Museum of the secret
Service Bureau are on the second floor and
open TO he rubllc and this and the vaults. IN:
Guiding the new steel vaults for the siurageof
silver dollars, are the points of most Interest.
About 2,iOO people are employed In this build
Ing
The Washington critic., 1887-12-08

To the West of the Washington Monument on
tho highest elevation that borders the north
bank Of the river, between st. Eizateth's
Heights and Georgetown College, stands the
Naval Observatory. The hill on which 1t stands
Is famous for having been the camping ground
OF Washington, ,Braddock, and the latter,s
army, when on their march TO the fatal field,
where the English General fell victim TO his
self-conceit and vanity. Tradition also points
out this hill as the decisive battle ground be-
Susquehannas. This observatory contains the
largest refracting telescope in the world, next
to the new equatorial Just built for the Lick
Observatory. by its AID that most interesting,
II not greatest, astronomical discovery OF tho
country was made. the moons of Mars. The en-.
trance TO tho observatory Is Mt i and Twenty
third streets northwest. The herdic cabs go
tn lWanl VS. spcnnd mud q sfrnnfs.
The Washington critic., 1887-12-08
The Interior Department.
The liurenu or EducntiOn.

The Bureau Of Education Is ina brick building
due north OF the Patent Office. The visitor
with scholarly tastes and instincts Will not
fail to visit this bureau. which contains a
complete collection of objects illustrating
the progress and condition Of education
throughout the world. Thlrty.nine employees
conduct the work of this bureau.
The Washington critic., 1887-12-08

100000 Tickets of Twenty Dollars each.
Halves, SO; Quarters, 50; 1entlis, Sc; Twen.
tieths, 81.
The Washington critic., 1887-12-08

The Deaf Mute College is on the north side of
boundary street at the norln end of Eighth
street northeast. 1t Is reached by cub or
the II street liuo Of cars. IL Is the most
prominent Deaf Mute College in the world.
The Washington critic., 1887-12-08

Tie Treasury Department Is just east Of the
White House and extends the whole length of
the front on Fifteenth street. between fcnn-
sylyanla and New York avenues. IL is Js9 feet
long by 900 feet wide. The central cast por-
tion Is built OF freestone, rebuilt In is30 u. while
tue otleg parlE mere c2amsR:;a ~ SA ana
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The Peace Monument.

The District Buildings, in which are located the
various departments of the District Govern.
ment. are situated on First street two squares
north of the Peace Monument The editice Is
a handsome four story brick building. In which
1u0pcope are employed, and rcpays u visit,
having been admirably reconstructed for Its
present uses. Passing from heco up First ST.
and Indiana ayeaQ9 the visitor Mil come "
The Washington critic., 1887-12-08

Passing eastward over the railroad bridge that
spans sixth street and the railroad track lead.
to the d. and i. depot, and through the pretty
park lying between Maine and Missouri ave
nues the visitor comes to the entrance on Third
street, Just south OF Pennsylvania avenue OF
the Botanical Gardens. These interesting
grounds are open daily from 0 In the morning
TO q In the evening They Were established 50
years ago. The conscryatories are tillcd with
the choicest and rarest foreign plants. Around
the gardens are extensive collections of trees
and shrubs. In the centre OF the lawn lacin;
the centre conservatory Is the famous Bar
tholdi Fountain that attracted so much at
tention at the Phlladelphla Centennial.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28
DON'T

let that cold of yours run on. You
think it is a light thing. But it
may run into catarrh. Or into
pneumonia. Or consumption.
Catarrh is disgusting. Pneumo-
MIA is dangerous. Consumption is
death itself.
The breathing apparatus must be
kept healthy and clear of all OBJ
structious and offensive matter.
Otherwise there is trouble ahead.
All the diseases of these parts,
head, nose, throat, bronchial tubes
and lungs, can be delightfully."- and
entirely cured by the use of DO
schees German Syrup Ifyou don't
know this already, thousands and
thousands of people can tell you.
They have been cured by it, and
"know how it is, themselves" Bot
tie only rs cents. Ask any drug
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West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28
CHURCH NOTES.

Rev. j. II. Moore will preach in
this place next Sunday evening, at
u o'clock.
The Synod of Virginia will begin
it's Tooth session in the first Presby-
terrain Church, Norfolk, Va, Novem-
Der 1st.
Rev. DR.. A. c. Hopkins preached
at Harper's Ferry last Sunday, and
will preach at Kabletown next Sun
day afternoon.
The 3rd Quarterly Meeting for
Charlestown Station, NJ. Z. Church,
South, will be held at Bethany, on
Sunday, October 30th.
A Ministers and Deacons' Meet
ing will be held in the Baptist
Church in this place, beginning on
Thursday, October 9th, and con-
timing several days.